Toy.



No. 722,731. PATENTED MAR.1'7,1 903.

H. s. MALK AYE.

I TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 6, 1895.

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HAROLD S. MACKAYIL'OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming m of Letters Patent No. 722,73 1, dated March 17,1903. Application filed March 5, 1895. Serial No. 540,637. (No model-lTo all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HAROLD S. MAOKAYE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of New York, in the county and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention has reference particularly to a form of Easter eggaflording surprise and amusement to children. This egg, by thedissolving of a soluble cement of any kind in water, seems to open asthough in hatching and may be made to contain any desirable toy orpleasing article.

The device is shown in median section in the accompanying drawing in apreferred form.

As shown in the drawing, an egg, which may be a natural blown egg or anartificial structure, is divided into an upper and lower part, as at 21and 20. The cup 22 may be any well-known egg-cup and forms no part ofthis invention.

The article supposed to be hatched out of the egg is shown as a smallrabbit 23, carried by a spring 24. The tendency of this spring is toopen the egg, but the retaining means, such as the threads 4, areattached to the upper part of the egg and are secured at the tip of theegg after passing through a small and containing a spring-actuatedfigure; in

combination with a retaining means for said cover, and a cement forfastening said means, said cement being more or less soluble in water.

2. An artificial egg having a cover portion and a spring tendingnormally to open the same; in combination with a cement-securedretaining means for said cover, said cement being more or less solublein water, and so placed as to be accessible for wetting.

In witness whereof I have set my hand hereto this 19th day of January,1895.

HAROLD S. MACKAYE.

Witnesses:

LORENZO O. OARUANA, DRURY W. COOPER.

